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3 Possible Theories...
I have 3 possible theories about Dr Fishes’s recent expose of Starbucks. 1) Dr. Fish has been asleep in his ivory tower for the past 150 years. 2) Dr. Fish has been conducting his own research into the theories of Dr Timothy Leary and was having a bad acid trip when he visited Starbucks. 3) Dr Fish is actually an alien from ...
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The Spectator
by
seesnowy
on
August 15, 2007
A limerick published on STARTREK.com...
By our own D_deridex...
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Poems
by
White_Rabbit
on
July 5, 2007
Why can't those aliens get 'em all?
Just one question: If that space alien can take off with that guy's anti-marijuana girlfriend, why can't he just take off with ALL the anti-marijuana fanatics so that those of us remaining can just toke up together & enjoy ourselves in peace?
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Ad Report Card
by
Cooltruth
on
June 23, 2007
Soprano Ending They Didn't Want to Show
Tony and his family go to the roof of the restaurant where a UFO has just landed, and they hurry on board. Wth the background music of a intense SCI FI whirring sound - they lift off and away.
Posted to
Chatterbox
by
Marvelouscortex
on
June 19, 2007
C+
I agree that the artwork and music are perfect. The animation is low key in a way that makes it stylish and stand out from past ads, and the music is catchy and up-beat (a welcome change from most anti-drug spots). My problem here is with how they are going about the subject. When it comes to pot, there are three categories of people: Those who ...
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Ad Report Card
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GraphicsR
on
June 19, 2007
Re: Sounds good on paper, but...
But consider the anti-tobacco campaigns: on one hand, you have scare tactics like pictures of cancerous lungs and assurances of a painful death on cigarettes packs. on the other hand, you have useful information about the benefits you accrue from kicking the habit. within 24 hours of stopping, your lungs begin to expel tar within 72 hours, ...
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Ad Report Card
by
mrbiswas
on
June 19, 2007
its what you gain, not what you lose
these new anti-pot PSAs fall into the same trap as older, more jarring ones - or even the gory anti-tobacco PSAs for that matter. the key is to stress what people gain from not smoking, not to point out what they lose (like their girlfriends to an alien or the respect of their four-legged friends) to smoking. the former is information you can ...
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Ad Report Card
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mrbiswas
on
June 18, 2007
RE: "The best anti-pot ad ever." You can't be serious.
Let me first start this article off by saying that I do not nor have I ever smoked pot (I never plan to, for that matter). I can sayhowever, that I fall into the target audience of this commercial,being that I am sixteen-years-old. With that established, I mustsay that this commercial is anything but effective. Teenagersaren;t going to stop ...
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Ad Report Card
by
Weasellmn
on
June 18, 2007
Totally not related, but: My Cat Crapped on the Carpet
My Cat Crapped On The CarpetBy NoStar My cat crapped on the carpetThank God it wasn't gooeyBut, a three inch spinal columnFrom little alienI had my daughter pick it upShe used some toilet paperThen I saw his little helmutWith its tiny little visorThat's when I knew the truth:To this world he came in peaceAnd left this world in piecesNanu, Nanu ...
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NoStar
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June 18, 2007